Draft Plan Bay Area 2050+
Plan Bay Area 2050+ is the latest long-range plan to guide growth and investment across the region’s nine counties and 101 cities. The plan seeks to advance an integrated vision for a Bay Area that is affordable, connected, diverse, healthy and vibrant for all by 2050.
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) released Draft Plan Bay Area 2050+ for public review and comment on October 20, 2025. The public comment period for the draft plan, along with the Draft EIR, the Draft Implementation Plan and accompanying supplemental reports, closed on December 18, 2025. All comments received on the Draft Plan and related supplemental reports are here: Draft Plan Bay Area 2050+ Comments Received. Comments received on the Draft EIR are available on the Environmental Impact Report page.
MTC-ABAG also held a separate public comment period for the Draft Transportation-Air Quality Conformity (AQC) Report from December 22, 2025, to January 21, 2026. All comments received for the Draft AQC Report are here: Plan Bay Area 2050+ Draft AQC Report Comments Received.
Draft Plan Bay Area 2050+
- Draft Plan Bay Area 2050+ (Full Document)
- Executive Summary:
- Chapter 1: Introduction – Meeting the Moment
- Chapter 2: Using the Plan – Defining and Leveraging Its Components
- Chapter 3: Understanding the Context – Trends, Assumptions, Needs and Revenues
- Chapter 4: Developing the Plan – Strategies for the Bay Area
- Chapter 5: Improving Outcomes – Performance and Equity Under Plan Bay Area 2050+
- Chapter 6: Starting the Work – Implementation Plan
Draft Supplemental Reports
- Equity Analysis Report
- Engagement Report
- Forecasting and Modeling Report
- Implementation Plan Report
- Native American Tribal Outreach Report
- Performance Report
- Statutorily Required Plan Maps
- Technical Assumptions Report
- Transit 2050+ Report
- Transportation-Air Quality Conformity Report
- Transportation Project List Report
Additional Resources
Partner Resource: Regional Tools for Local Action
This page offers tools that local jurisdictions and partner agencies can use to develop plans, seek funding and take action to make a better Bay Area.
County Fact Sheets
If you require this document in a different format, please contact the MTC-ABAG Public Information Office at info@bayareametro.gov or call (415) 778-6757 for assistance.
- Alameda County
- Contra Costa County
- Marin County
- Napa County
- San Francisco County
- San Mateo County
- Santa Clara County
- Solano County
- Sonoma County
Technical Methodology
Plan Bay Area 2050+ Technical Methodology to Estimate Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2025-2050 San Francisco Bay Area Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy), including:
- Revised Technical Methodology (Version 4, Fall 2025)
- Auto Operating Cost (AOC) Calculation Methodology
- Work from Home (WFH) Exogenous Assumptions
- Model Sensitivity Tests
Note: Version 4 is the latest version submitted to the California Air Resources Board (CARB). Attachments from earlier versions of the Technical Methodology have been included in this version for web publication. The materials on this page will be updated as needed if additional iterations of the Technical Methodology are developed.
Past Public Hearings
Each public hearing began with the Draft Plan Bay Area 2050+ hearing followed by the Draft EIR hearing. Oral and written comments were received at the hearings.
| Event Name | Date & Time | Location | Zoom/Virtual |
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| Public Hearing #1 — MTC Planning Committee and ABAG Administrative Committee | Friday, November 14, 2025, at 9:40 a.m. or upon the conclusion of the Bay Area Infrastructure Financing Authority Network and Operations Committee, whichever is later. | Bay Area Metro Center Board Room, 1st Floor 375 Beale Street, San Francisco |
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| Public Hearing #2 — Fremont (hybrid) | Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at 6 p.m. | In-person location: Olive Hyde Art Center and Gallery 123 Washington Boulevard, Fremont |
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| Public Hearing #3 — Novato (hybrid) | Thursday, December 4, 2025, at 6 p.m. | In-person location: Best Western Plus Novato Oaks Inn 215 Alameda del Prado, Novato |
Past Webinars
| Event Name | Date & Time | Webinar Video | In-Language Audio Recordings | Presentation |
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| Webinar #1 — North Bay | Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 12-1:30 p.m. | |||
| Webinar #2 — West Bay | Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 6-7:30 p.m. | |||
| Webinar #3 — South Bay | Thursday, October 30, 2025, 6-7:30 p.m. | |||
| Webinar #4 — East Bay | Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 6-7:30 p.m. |
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